DURHAM, N.C. – Seal the Seasons, an emerging brand in the frozen fruit category, continues to expand distribution of their frozen smoothie kits to another statement natural grocer, Sprouts Farmers Market.
Seal the Seasons is most known for their award-winning locally grown, locally frozen, and locally sold frozen fruit, such as frozen Organic Maine Wild Blueberries and Organic California Sliced Peaches.
By using locally family farmed frozen freestone peach slices from Michigan, California, South Carolina, Pennsylvania family farms in combination with craft Superfood ingredient in their frozen Smoothie Kits, Seal the Seasons continues to advance the same mission of supporting local American family farms affirming their commitment to responsible sourcing.
Sprouts Farmers Market, a leading natural foods grocery store has over 440+ stores locating nationwide fueling their mission to inspire wellness naturally with a carefully curated assortment of better-for-you products paired with purpose-driven people1
These two like-minded and missioned organizations have entered a retail partnership which will see frozen Seal the Seasons Superfood Smoothie Kits, led by the market leading2 Blue Spirulina Tropical Blend Smoothie Kit, stocked across the United States.
The other Seal the Seasons Smoothie Kit flavors that will be debuting in select Sprouts Farmers Market locations will be the Acai Antioxidant, Super Greens Cleanse, and Dragon Fruit Probiotic Blend.
“SPINS Data from the first six months of distribution showed Blue Spirulina was a top five frozen innovation item. Digging in we learned our strong dollar velocities were being driven an outsized amount by Ecommerce platforms like Instacart & Doordash”, said Co-Founder & CEO Patrick Mateer, “Our strategy from there was to partner with retailers with high Ecommerce sales, Sprouts was the perfect fit”.
The 24 oz Blue Spirulina Tropical Blend Smoothie Kit fills a product gap not currently served by current products in the market. Blue Spirulina Smoothies have been frequently demanded by consumers, powered by popular internet mentions such as Sabrina Carpenter’s “Short N’ Sweet” smoothie collaboration with Erewhon and an array of blue smoothie bowls on TikTok and Instagram.
Seal the Seasons strengthens their leadership in the branded Smoothie Kit subcategory, with all four in-market smoothie kit UPCs ranking in the top ten for dollars per store per week over all 4, 12, 24 and 52 week periods in the Total US FOOD channel.
The company currently has 50+ unique local SKUs available – supporting over 70+ farms and utilizing over 12 freezing and packing sites across the United States.
For more information about Seal the Seasons, please visit www.sealtheseasons.com. Make sure to follow Seal the Seasons on Facebook, @SealtheSeasons on Twitter and @sealtheseasons on Instagram.
About Seal the Seasons:
Seal the Seasons is a leader in locally grown and locally frozen fruits and vegetables. The company was founded in 2014 with the mission to support local family farms by making local frozen produce and value-added produce to consumers 365 days a year. Seal the Seasons believes that America’s food system must balance the well-being of people, provide wholesome products, and generate sustainable profits, and that local food creates a better future for family farms and communities. As a Certified B Corporation(Opens in a new window), Seal the Seasons is committed to using business as a force for good in the world.
All of Seal the Seasons’ products are locally grown, and locally sold. The brand first released local fruit and vegetable products in 2016 by selling North Carolina and South Carolina grown produce in grocery store chains based out of the Carolinas.
Seal the Seasons currently sells 50 locally and regionally grown frozen fruits and vegetables and is distributed in ~5,000 retail locations while operating in six regions of the United States (Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, Northeast, Pacific Northwest, Pacific Southwest and Southeast). The brand also distributes convenient smoothie kits nationwide in over 1000 retail locations. The company was founded in 2014 by Patrick Mateer & Alex Piasecki, local food entrepreneurs who started the company while in college at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
For more information about Seal the Seasons, please visit www.sealtheseasons.com. Make sure to follow Seal the Seasons on Facebook, @SealtheSeasons on X (formally known as Twitter) and @sealtheseasons on Instagram.
Contact: Patrick Mateer
Phone: (919) 360-7618
Email Address: patrick@sealtheseasons.com